Joseph Occhipinti

Position:
P
Height:
6-3
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.

Career Game Highs:

Punts - 9 at Vanderbilt (9/3/15)
Yards - 348 at Vanderbilt (9/3/15)
Avg. - 53.0 vs. Bowling Green (8/29/14)
Longest Punt - 55 vs. Bowling Green (8/29/14)

2015 (Jr.): Occhipinti served as WKU's primary punter for the first three games of the season, tallying 15 punts for 568 yards (37.9 yard average) with a long of 49 yards at Vanderbilt and at Indiana. Of his 15 punts, three were downed inside the 20 while two were fair caught. Two of Occhipinti's career-high nine punts at Vanderbilt were downed inside the 20. 2014 (So.): Occhipinti saw his first season with full-time punting duties in 2014, averaging 37.1 yards per punt on 49 attempts for 1,817 yards. He had 15 punts fair caught and pinned 11 of his 49 punts inside the 20. He pinned UTEP at its own seven-yard line to stop the drive and hold on to the Hilltopper win. Occhipinti booted a pair of 50-yard punts in the season opener versus Bowling Green, including a career-long 55-yarder. He punted a then career-high eight times for 297 yards at LA Tech. 2013 (Fr.): Occhipinti saw action in five games, both as a punter and kickoff specialist. Occhipinti averaged 59.1 yards on 19 kickoffs and 32.8 yards per punt on six punts with a long of 40. He put one of his six punts inside the 20, had one touchback and two fair caught. HS/Misc.: Occhipinti took care of the placekicking and punting duties while also kicking off for Hillsboro and finished his senior season making seven field goals while connecting on 30-of-32 extra-points. Occhipinti finished second on the team with 51 points while booting 36 of his 47 kickoffs into the endzone for touchbacks. Occhipinti averaged nearly 40 yards per punt with a long of 67 yards, while pinning the opposition inside the 20 13 times. Occhipinti was named Kicker of the Year in District 11-AAA in the state of Tennessee and earned a spot on the All-Midstate Team by The Tennessean.